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Ayurvedic Remedies for Insomnia (Sleep Disorder)

Insomnia or sleep disorder is defined as “difficulty to fall asleep”. People with Insomnia or sleepless ness suffer from various symptoms. They feel it difficult to fall asleep. Sometimes they wake from middle of sleep and find it difficult to fall asleep later. Many of those who suffer from sleep disorders feel tiered after waking up. Even waking up too early in morning is a sleep disorder.

Causes of Insomnia.

Stress from job or stress due to family matters can cause acute insomnia or temporary sleeplessness which gets cured as soon as the stress factor is solved.

Emotional discomforts like grief and physical discomforts like pain, blocked nose, cough, fever etc may also cause sleeplessness for a short period.

Changing the place of sleep, bright light, noise, extreme temperatures, jet lag, working in shifts etc can lead to acute insomnia.

Lifestyles like watching television before going to bed, viewing smart phones during sleeping hours, consuming a heavy meal during sleeping hours and drinking caffeinated beverages can also cause sleeplessness. If these lifestyles are continued for a long time the chronic insomnia may set in.

Chemotherapy and radiation therapy which are used for treating cancer may also cause temporary insomnia

Long standing stress, anxiety and depression may become reason for Chronic Insomnia.

Effects of Insomnia:

Body pain,

Reduced span of attention,

Low memory power

Ayurvedic Remedies for Insomnia

A good sleep boosts body immunity, helps to jump start the day in morning, increases span of attention, improves libido and is a best natural remedy for erectile dysfunction in men. Hence texts of Ayurveda describe various methods to improve sleep pattern and to induce a good sleep.

Involving in sexual activities help to get a good sleep.

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